The response to oestrogen deprivation of the cartilage collagen degradation marker, CTX-II, is unique compared with other markers of collagen turnover

Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen, Nadine C B Tabassi, Lene V Sondergaard, Thomas Levin Andersen, Frederik Dagnaes-Hansen, Patrick Garnero, Moustapha Kassem, Jean-Marie Delaissé

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Abstract

The urinary level of the type II collagen degradation marker CTX-II is increased in postmenopausal women and in ovariectomised rats, suggesting that oestrogen deprivation induces cartilage breakdown. Here we investigate whether this response to oestrogen is also true for other type II collagen turnover markers known to be affected in osteoarthritis, and whether it relates to its presence in specific areas of cartilage tissue.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberR9
JournalArthritis Research & Therapy
Volume11
Issue number1
Number of pages12
ISSN1478-6362
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Biological Markers
  • Cartilage
  • Collagen Type II
  • Estradiol
  • Estrogens
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Knee
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Ovariectomy
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Postmenopause
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley

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